Grandaddy Reissues on the Way

In the late-90s/early-00s wave of high-singing psych-pop bands, Grandaddy were among the best-- true peers of folks like the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev. And now, a series of new reissues will give us another chance to hear their particular form of anxious millennial romanticism.As Drowned in Sound reports, Universal/V2 will release a two-disc edition of the band's 2000 album The Sophtware Slump outside the U.S. on August 22. The new edition will feature the original album on the first disc and various odds and ends (non-album singles, b-sides, EP tracks, etc.) on the other.

The Sophtware Slump is also getting a U.S. reissue, but it'll take a different form. On July 19, the Control Group will release vinyl reissues of Grandaddy's first three albums: The Sophtware Slump, their 1997 debut Under the Western Freeway, and the 2003 double LP Sumday. The label worked with the band to remaster all three albums, and they'll all take their original form, with no bonus material. Under the Western Freeway has never been available on vinyl in America, and the other two albums are long out of print on vinyl. The band is also re-releasing old merch to coincide with the reissues; check their website for that.

Below, check out the video for the Sophtware Slump track "The Crystal Lake".